Happily Ever Over: Happily Ever Over, the Video

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Happily Ever Over, the Video

The Trailer

Happily Ever Over, "trailer" from cmerry on Vimeo.

The Full Length Video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. :)

Happily Ever Over, an epic tale from cmerry on Vimeo.

Click through to Vimeo to see the video full-size and the links to the sites that have posted about it. Thank you to all who have sent messages commented on the other sites its really wonderful.

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About this story..

I wrote this a few years ago (2003 but had been in sketch and draft mode for a few years before that) when I had been ill. To pass the time I drew this and wrote it to solve some of life's bigger mysteries. I had fun with it and hope you will too.
It was first privately published as hand-made collaged books in two sizes. It's become a holiday favorite in some "circles" :) Since people have wanted the text and copies of the book I decided to share it on the web.
This makes it easier to answer that question children wonder about.. who is Santa? Is he still around? This will save you on that morning they find the Santa suit stuffed in the closet or catch you eating the cookies they left out. There is also much more to the story, like all of history, entwined with other world changing events. Sometimes these have been lost to the world but luckily I have gathered these up for you.
Have a great Holiday Season! Story and art (c) CMerry 2003 to NOW
xnmerry@gmail.com

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What C Merry seems to be doing is connected the world’s most charming tales for children to the much deeper and darker subterranean world of mythology. It works. She has created a mystical world of danger and beauty.
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Neatorama, Mental Floss, Miss Cellania and more

Happily Ever Over is an epic tale that explains a lot of what you you never understood about holidays. An economic crisis among the magical creatures leads to crime and adventure, involving the Pied Piper who lives in his extermination van after his wife left him, an investigator who loves a mysterious ghost, and Santa Claus as you’ve never seen him -a time-traveling, whip-cracking descendant of grizzly bears! It’s a long story, but one you’ll never forget. Written and illustrated by C Merry, first published in 2003 as a gift to her friends.

~Neatorama

An epic tale that explains a lot of what you never understood about holidays. An economic crisis among the magical creatures leads to crime, so Santa Claus and a police investigator must save the day!

~Mental Floss

Thank you Dan and Rockhoppers Daily Grind

Happily Ever Over is an amazing holiday epic. Subtitled "How Santa Saved The World Then Lost It All", the story is billed as a 'never before recalled history of something no one remembers anymore.' I'm a big fan of fairy tales, mythology, and Christmas. This story winds them all together with a sense of whimsy.
Written and illustrated by CMerry during a period of illness, the story has only previously been published in hand-made collages, as gifts for friends. The illustrations are marvelous. Let's be grateful that CMerry has shared this lovely story with us, and look for a book deal, I'm sure.

~Rockhoppers Daily Grind

Happy Ever Over is a YA story that gently transitions Santa from the fancifully imaginary to the mythological.

-Michael Bino, Culture Blogger, Tech Specialist Princeton University

~Stumble Upon Featured Christmas Sites

Happily Ever Over